AMERICAblog has written about Rep. Louise Slaughter's (D-NY) press release regarding a DoD Inspector General's report made public this week, which identified persistent equipment shortages for personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan.

From the report's executive summary:

".... Based on responses from approximately 1,100 Service members, they experienced shortages of force-protection equipment, such as up-armored vehicles, electronic countermeasure devices, crew-served weapons, and communications equipment. As a result, Service members were not always equipped to effectively complete their missions...."